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Fatehpur Sikri is a fortified city built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the second half of the 16th century, which served as his capital from around 1571 to 1585. Akbar chose the site to honour the Sufi saint Sheikh Salim Chishti, who had blessed him with the birth of a son, and renamed the settlement Fatehabad, later known as Fatehpur Sikri. The area had older roots too, with archaeological finds at the site ranging from Stone Age tools to pottery from the 2nd millennium BCE.
Built almost entirely of red sandstone in a uniform architectural style, the city combines Hindu and Islamic design elements and includes the Jama Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, along with palaces, courts, and the marble tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti. The complex also had sophisticated drainage and water-supply systems for its time.
Akbar abandoned the city after only about a decade, reportedly due to water shortages and shifting strategic priorities, after which it fell into decline. Fatehpur Sikri was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986 under criteria (ii), (iii), and (iv), recognised for its architectural interchange of cultures and its testimony to Mughal urban planning.
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